Man held for raping his 11-year-old niece in Gwalior

Bhopal: A 28-year-old man was arrested in Gwalior for allegedly raping his 11-year-old niece after dragging her into a room, gagging her and tying her hands and legs, police said.As per the complaint, the class VI student has been living with her maternal grandparents since childhood and came to her parents’ home on May 11 to attend her younger brother’s birthday celebration. After the function, she stayed back for a few days.Police said the alleged assault occurred around 8 pm on May 13 when the locality faced a power outage. Due to the heat, family members were sitting outside the house.The girl’s mother sent her inside to wake up her younger son, who was sleeping in a room, and bring him out. The boy came out, but the girl did not return immediately.The girl later came out crying and informed her mother, police said. However, fearing concerns about reputation and social pressure, no complaint was made for nearly 12 days.When the survivor developed pain in her stomach, they reported the matter to police on Monday. The accused was arrested late on Monday night.“Following the complaint, a case was registered and the accused was arrested. Police said the girl is traumatised. Accused is around 28 years old,” Jhansi Road police station in charge Shakti Singh Yadav told TOI.